Malin1 is a unique, extraordinarily large low-surface brightness galaxy. The structure and the origins of the galaxy are poorly understood. The reason for this is the absence of detailed observational data, especially of high-resolution kinematics. In this Letter, we study the stellar kinematics of the inner part (r
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages5
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume406
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

    Research areas

  • galaxies: individual: Malin1, galaxies: interactions, galaxies: kinematics and dynamics, galaxies: structure

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